Obedient
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈbiːdɪənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Obedient is an adjective meaning Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.
Meaning
Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.
More Meanings
- One who obeys.
Example Sentences
Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.
Damn the obedients and hail the defiants if you will; the experiment does not motivate confidence about how particular subjects would behave in markedly dissimilar situations.
Word Forms
- obedients
Synonyms for obedient
Depending on context, synonyms include hearsome, dutiful, compliant, buxom, morigerous, obedible.
Antonyms for obedient
Common opposites include dominant, argumentative, breachy, contumacious, froward, immorigerous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include biddable, compliant, acquiescent, duteous, dutiful, conformable.
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